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- Oct 15
Cinema attendance falls 35.5% since 2019 as live popular music hits record highs
Cinema attendance in Spain stood 35.5% below 2019 levels in 2025, while live popular music drew 36.96 million people including macrofestivals, according to the SGAE yearbook.
- Oct 15
Andalusia has Spain's highest poverty risk at 34.7% in EAPN's 2026 report
Spain's AROPE poverty and exclusion rate stands at 25.7%, with regional gaps of up to 20 points, according to the EAPN-ES report published on 15 October 2026.
- Oct 15
Foreign home purchases in Spain fall 13% in first half of 2026, largest drop since 2020
Foreign buyers bought 62,327 free-market homes in Spain in the first half of 2026, while the average price per square metre rose 9.4% to 2,644 euros, according to notary data.
- Oct 13
Spain's 2027 calendar sets nine nationwide holidays, with Easter and December bridges
The BOE published the 2027 labour calendar on 13 October 2026. Nine holidays apply across Spain, while regions add Easter, St Joseph and other local dates.
- Oct 8
Spain's Supreme Court annuls decree tightening rules for private universities
The court found the government failed to justify urgent processing, which allowed it to skip mandatory public consultation. The ruling does not address the substance of the decree, and Pedro Sánchez says a new regulation is in the works.
- Oct 6
Balearic president embraces evicted woman during parliamentary housing debate in Palma
Balearic President Marga Prohens embraced an evicted pensioner in the regional parliament on 6 October 2026, following a heated exchange with the Socialist opposition over rising rental costs and investment funds in Palma.
- Oct 2
Spain reaches 12.3 million foreign tourists in August 2026 as spending tops €17.8 billion
Foreign tourist arrivals in Spain grew 9.2% year-on-year in August 2026 to 12.3 million, bringing total visitor spending for the first eight months of the year to 99.89 billion euros.
- Sep 20
Thousands protest in Barcelona and Balearics against €13B Aena airport expansion plan
Demonstrators gathered in Barcelona, Palma, and Eivissa on 20 September to protest airport expansion and overtourism following the Spanish government's approval of the DORA III multi-billion investment program.
- Aug 29
RCD Mallorca expels two youth players after arrest for recording minor without consent
Spanish National Police arrested two RCD Mallorca youth players in Palma for secretly filming a sexual encounter with a minor, leading to the immediate expulsion of both footballers from the club.
- Aug 25
Volleyball coach arrested in Palma over alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old player
National Police in Mallorca detained a 23-year-old coach after a medical evaluation at Son Espases Hospital confirmed a 15-year-old player was pregnant following a mid-June assault.
- Aug 24
Spain Transport Minister Backs Tourist Levies and Rebuffs Ryanair Demands on Airport Charges
Transport Minister Óscar Puente supported municipal tourist taxes in high-density destinations and accused Ryanair of deflecting aircraft delivery shortages by demanding cuts to airport fees.
- Aug 19
Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive cocaine test at Mallorca Open
The International Tennis Integrity Agency provisionally suspended Nick Kyrgios after the Australian tested positive for a cocaine metabolite at the Mallorca Open, leaving him facing a ban of up to four years.
- Aug 13
Catalonia storm floods Barcelona transport and leaves one motorist dead in Olivella
Heavy rainfall across Catalonia flooded metro stations, halted commuter rail lines, and prompted 1,130 emergency calls, while floodwaters in Olivella swept away a car and killed the driver.
- Aug 12
Spanish airports set record July with 34.4 million passengers, Barcelona-El Prat nears 5.9 million
Aena's Spanish airport network handled 34.4 million passengers in July 2026, up 5% year-on-year, with Barcelona-El Prat posting its best-ever July at 5.87 million and Bilbao jumping 16.8%.
- Aug 4
Ceuta migrant surge leaves at least 88 dead as Morocco faces internal backlash and Spain braces for next crisis
More than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week in a surge that Moroccan and Spanish officials now blame on misinformation, while independent tallies put the death toll at 88 and rising.
- Aug 4
Felipe VI takes the helm of new Navy yacht Hispania as 44th Copa del Rey Mapfre begins in Palma
King Felipe VI trained aboard the Spanish Navy's new TP52 yacht Hispania in Palma Bay on Monday, ahead of the 44th Copa del Rey Mapfre starting Tuesday. The King will compete for only three days before departing for Colombia.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 26
Government delegate calls police charges 'excessive' after Palma anti-tourism protest, sparking institutional crisis
Government delegate Alfonso Rodríguez Badal labelled the police intervention 'unacceptable' and 'excessive' after a 25,000-strong protest against mass tourism in Palma, opening a rift with the National Police who defended their actions as a necessary response to attacks by a 'radical minority.'
- Jul 22
Samú Costa set for Al Nassr move after Mallorca accept €18m offer
The Portuguese midfielder will link up with compatriots Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix after the Saudi club outbid RB Leipzig and other European suitors.
- Jul 8
Spain prepares for first total solar eclipse in over a century on 12 August
On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the Iberian Peninsula for the first time since 1905, drawing millions of viewers and sparking a rush for certified safety glasses and prime viewing spots along the Mediterranean coast.
